Labeled macrophage scavenger receptor antagonists for imaging cardiovascular diseases
申请人:Wilson Ian
公开号:US20060239915A1
公开(公告)日:2006-10-26
The present invention is in the field of diagnostic imaging. In one aspect, the invention relates to novel imaging agents comprising synthetic macrophage scavenger receptor A antagonists, said imaging agents being useful in the diagnostic imaging of cardiovascular disease. Also claimed in the present invention is a pharmaceutical composition comprising the novel imaging agents of the invention, said pharmaceutical composition being useful for the diagnostic imaging of cardiovascular disease in humans. Another aspect of the present invention is a kit useful in the preparation of the pharmaceutical composition of the invention. Furthermore, the use of the imaging agent of the invention for the diagnostic imaging of cardiovascular disease is also claimed.
本发明涉及诊断成像领域。在一个方面,本发明涉及包含合成巨噬细胞清道夫受体A拮抗剂的新型成像剂,该成像剂在心血管疾病的诊断成像中有用。本发明还声明了一种制药组合物,包括本发明的新型成像剂,该制药组合物在人类心血管疾病的诊断成像中有用。本发明的另一个方面是一种用于制备本发明制药组合物的试剂盒。此外,本发明声明了使用本发明成像剂进行心血管疾病的诊断成像的用途。